CVE-2005-2177

N/A Unknown
Published: July 11, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Net-SNMP 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, 5.2.x before 5.2.1.2, and 5.1.3, when net-snmp is using stream sockets such as TCP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang and CPU consumption) via a TCP packet of length 1, which triggers an infinite loop.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15930
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16999
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17007
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17217
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17343
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18635
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23058
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25373
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25787
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017273
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7659656&forum_id=12455
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102725-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-225.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-873
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.net-snmp.org/about/ChangeLog.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-720.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14168
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21256
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0034/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-190-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4677
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1883
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9986
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/15930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25373
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7659656&forum_id=12455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102725-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-225.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-873
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.net-snmp.org/about/ChangeLog.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-720.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0034/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-190-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

82 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.1%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

net-snmp

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